Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-30
A LIBEL SUIT.
The s. Tribune,, Will Take q
Taste of La w.

The pursuit of news is the provinc
of reporter, but he may occa sionally
when items are scarce get hold of bi
of news and, working it up hurriedly
overlook the consequences. This ha,
been the fate Of the Tribune. On the
7th of June the paper published the
following item:
"Robbery ct the Pico House.-G. II.
Fullerton was robbed of $500 in cash,
besides several thousand dollars in
checks, placed in his trunk in his apart.
ment at the Pico House on Saturday
evening, whilst he was at dinner. He
had just returned from the real estate
sale at the st. James tract, and the
money stolen from him was the proceeds
of the sale. Two men who registered
at the Stevenson House on Thursday
last under the name of A. B. Smith and
E. D. Carnes, of Hueneme, were sus.
pected, but they got away through the
carelessness of the police"
Messrs, Smith and Carver happen to
be good, reputable citizens of Ventura
county and feeling that they had been
treated badly, made a mild protest to
the Tribune. That paper, with laud-
able desire to do the fair thing, on the
18th of June published the following
very handsome vindication of Smith and
Carver:
Not the Burglars.-A. B. Smith
and E. d. Carver, the men who were
confounded by the police with Fuller.
toms Pico House burglars, are reputa-
BILE citizens of Ventura county. 1t
would be impossible for anyone, know
ing the gentlemen, to suspect them of
intentions other than the most honora-
BILE. Smith is an honest farmer, and
Carver reputable business man. Both
gentlemen reside in Hueneme. 1t is
probable that the police confounded
Smith and Carver with two men who
stopped at the Stevenson House on the
same night, and who answered the
description of the thieves. If there is
any ground for suspicion against the
men, they can be found at Hueneme
at any time.
This seems not to have been satisfac.
tory, as yesterday Smith and Carver, by
their attorneys, Williams & Mckinley,
filed suit against the Tribune for $40, 900
each, alleging that their characters had
been injured by the publication of the
Tribune. While it is probable that no
damages will be recovered, the Tribune
will be put to q certain amount of
trouble and some expense, which will
hardly be pleasant.
In subsequent issue of the Tribune,
tha fol1owinu card from anna of the
most reputable citizens of Ventura
county was published:
SAN BUENAvENTURA, June s, 1887.
To the Editor of The Tribune. Los An.
geles.
DEAR SIR-In your issue of June 7th,
the following article appeared, which is
calculated to do irreparable injury to
the good names and fame of Mr.. A. B.
Smith and e. d. Carver, of Hueneme,
in this county, both being gentlemen OF
and integrity and above re.
proach. Mr.. Smith has been a resident
of this county for eighteen years. Mr..
Carver has been in the State thirteen
years and is well known in this county.
We therefore take pleasure in stating
that the charges contained in the article
are unfounded and based upon misap.
prehension of facts. Hoping that you
viii make all necessary amends, we are
yours truly.
B. T. WILLIAMS. Superior Judge.
A. j. SNoDCRAss, Sheriff.
L. f. EAsToN, County Clerk.
ID. p. PERKING, Supervisor.
JOHN MCGoNIGLE. Editor Demo-